Welcome to Back from the Brink - a brand new Daily Mirror podcast all about life… and nearly losing it.
In this series, Cecilia Adamou talks to extraordinary people who all have one thing in common - a profound and life-altering, near death experience. During the course of the series, you will hear a range of fascinating stories from a group of incredible survivors. You will hear from a man in crisis, who with nowhere else to turn, found himself facing a jump that would end it all. A young and aspiring journalist, stopped dead in her tracks by the deadly Covid virus, forced to abandon her dreams and fight for her life. A father who simply set out to change his habits, but a disastrous accident flipped his world upside down. A mother, enjoying the hubbub of everyday life, the victim of a horrifying accident that would play out in front of those who love her the most. You will hear the story of a woman who turned to alcohol, and found herself falling down a dark and self-destructive hole that she thought she may never be able to escape. And a photographer, who while on a job in a volatile and war-torn country, was caught in an explosion that altered his body and everything he knew.
These are amazing people with amazing stories and together, we can share with you positive conversations about life and the importance of living it. Back from the Brink is a Reach Studio production, presented by Cecilia Adamou and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.
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Welcome to Back from the Brink - a brand new Daily Mirror podcast all about life… and nearly losing it.
In this series, Cecilia Adamou talks to extraordinary people who all have one thing in common - a profound and life-altering, near death experience. During the course of the series, you will hear a range of fascinating stories from a group of incredible survivors. You will hear from a man in crisis, who with nowhere else to turn, found himself facing a jump that would end it all. A young and aspiring journalist, stopped dead in her tracks by the deadly Covid virus, forced to abandon her dreams and fight for her life. A father who simply set out to change his habits, but a disastrous accident flipped his world upside down. A mother, enjoying the hubbub of everyday life, the victim of a horrifying accident that would play out in front of those who love her the most. You will hear the story of a woman who turned to alcohol, and found herself falling down a dark and self-destructive hole that she thought she may never be able to escape. And a photographer, who while on a job in a volatile and war-torn country, was caught in an explosion that altered his body and everything he knew.
These are amazing people with amazing stories and together, we can share with you positive conversations about life and the importance of living it. Back from the Brink is a Reach Studio production, presented by Cecilia Adamou and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.
On 18th March this year, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall announced Labour’s plans to slash £5 billion from the government’s welfare budget.
The main source of their savings, they propose, will be massive cuts to disability benefits - specifically Personal Independence Payment. Paid to the most vulnerable members of our society, it is a benefit that helps people with long-term illnesses or disabilities cover the extra costs of daily life that they face.
In this special episode of Back from the Brink, we are straying slightly from our usual format and delving a little deeper into the Labour government’s overhaul of PIP, how these changes will be implemented and, most importantly, how they will affect the disabled people at risk of losing them.
We will hear from three people who will help us understand how these cuts could be life-changing, including a young man who nearly lost his life when he fell about 7 metres onto concrete at just 19 years old and a woman who fought multi-organ failure after catching an infection in her heart.
We'll also be joined by an expert in inclusion and accessibility to help us unpack what these cuts really mean — and what could come next.
Back from the Brink is a Reach Studio production for the Daily Mirror. It is presented and produced by Cecilia Adamou, and edited by Daniel J. McLaughlin. With thanks to Shabir Noorzai, Nick Appleyard, and Rosanna Cole.
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Back from the Brink
Welcome to Back from the Brink - a brand new Daily Mirror podcast all about life… and nearly losing it.
In this series, Cecilia Adamou talks to extraordinary people who all have one thing in common - a profound and life-altering, near death experience. During the course of the series, you will hear a range of fascinating stories from a group of incredible survivors. You will hear from a man in crisis, who with nowhere else to turn, found himself facing a jump that would end it all. A young and aspiring journalist, stopped dead in her tracks by the deadly Covid virus, forced to abandon her dreams and fight for her life. A father who simply set out to change his habits, but a disastrous accident flipped his world upside down. A mother, enjoying the hubbub of everyday life, the victim of a horrifying accident that would play out in front of those who love her the most. You will hear the story of a woman who turned to alcohol, and found herself falling down a dark and self-destructive hole that she thought she may never be able to escape. And a photographer, who while on a job in a volatile and war-torn country, was caught in an explosion that altered his body and everything he knew.
These are amazing people with amazing stories and together, we can share with you positive conversations about life and the importance of living it. Back from the Brink is a Reach Studio production, presented by Cecilia Adamou and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.
